S.Amdt. 2667
What it does: Adds SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING ADOPTION OF CERTAIN "CROWD-OUT" STRATEGIES AND CERTAIN ASSURANCES AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR EXPANSION OF AN INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP) wherever appropriate
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 2642
Adds SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING ADOPTION OF CERTAIN "CROWD-OUT" STRATEGIES AND CERTAIN ASSURANCES AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR EXPANSION OF AN INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP) wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING ADOPTION OF CERTAIN "CROWD-OUT" STRATEGIES AND CERTAIN ASSURANCES AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR EXPANSION OF AN INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP).
Inserted: The requirements set forth in the August 17, 2007, letter to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requiring States that expand the income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) above 250 percent of the Federal poverty level to adopt the 5 crowd-out strategies described in such letter with the components identified therein, and to provide certain assurances described in such letter, are null and void and shall not be applied.
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As printed
SA 2667. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING ADOPTION OF CERTAIN “CROWD-OUT” STRATEGIES AND CERTAIN ASSURANCES AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR EXPANSION OF AN INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP).
The requirements set forth in the August 17, 2007, letter to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requiring States that expand the income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) above 250 percent of the Federal poverty level to adopt the 5 crowd-out strategies described in such letter with the components identified therein, and to provide certain assurances described in such letter, are null and void and shall not be applied.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 5, 2007